misapprehend en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English apprehend English misapprehend From mis- + apprehend.
Meanings
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(transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
They misapprehended the intentions and capabilities of our enemies, miscalculated the strength of communism, and misjudged the threat of terrorism.
2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin, published 2008, page xv:I define white as a social category, not a racial category. Of course, it carries unmistakable racial meanings, but as I have argued in this book, to see it as racial and nothing more is to misapprehend it.
2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 139:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misapprehended | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misapprehended | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misapprehending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misapprehends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
misapprehender · misapprehendingly
Translations (3)
de missverstehen (to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand) · mi moehewa (to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand) · it male interpretare (to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand)